I’ve been fat all of my life. Okay, sometimes less fat than others, but I was a fat kid, I was a fat teenager, and I’m a fat adult. Fine — I live with it, it’s life as I know it. For the most part, I’ve always kept it at a level that I’m more or less comfortable with, but as I get older, that’s gotten a bit more difficult.

Lately, I’ve been carrying around more bulk than I’m comfortable with, and it’s time to make a few changes. I’ve never eaten a lot, and while I don’t get a vast amount of exercise, I’m not getting any less than I usually do, so (as is typical for me) it was time to do a little investigation as to what’s going wrong.Read more